Dust Accretion & Double Suns
Exoplanets have been the proverbial apples of astronomers’ eyes for some time now. But what about planets that orbit not one star, but two? Read today’s astrobite to learn more about where and how such planets form!
Potential Comets & Water Vapor Around Beta Pic
Interesting things are happening around the beloved Beta Pic. Bands of unexpected gas may be due to cometary collisions – but are these potential comets similar to our own?
Potential Planets in the Bulge
Five candidate exoplanets have been found! Read this bite to find out if there are aliens on them! Just kidding… but today’s paper does cover how these candidates were found as well as their potential properties.
Mind the (Gaia) Gap
Today’s authors find a strange feature in the main sequence of the Gaia HR Diagram. Read to see what this says about M stars!
Magnetar Madness in Super Luminous Supernovae
Today’s paper explores whether magnetars could be the instigator behind some strange supernovae.